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公 kanji
public, prince, official, governmental
- JLPT level
- N4 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N5 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 4
- School grade
- Grade 2 (elementary school)
On readings
コウク
Kun readings
おおやけ
Words with 公
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —公徳public morality; social morals; civic virtues
- —公売public sale; public auction
- —公評popular opinion; popular reputation; impartial criticism
- —公武nobles and soldiers; imperial court
- —公憤public indignation; anger (as a citizen)
- —公辺public ceremonies; public affairs
- —公法public law
- —公僕public servant
- —公役public service
- —公吏local government official
- —公理axiom; maxim; self-evident truth
- —公領duchy; dukedom; principality
- —公路public road; highway
- —尊公you; your father
- —大公archduke
- —貴公you
- —公述speaking at a public hearing
- —公田paddy administered directly by a ruler
- —公印official seal
- —公刊publication